Transmission-gearing.



J. SCHLIG.

TRANSMISSION GEARING.

APPLIoATIoN FILED 11,111.11. 190e.

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

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J. SCHLIG.

` TRANSMISSIGN GBARING. APPLIUATIOH FILED lun. 17. 190e.

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

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JOHN SCHLIG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO SCHLIGS DIRECT DRIVE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

TRANSMISSION-GE aR'ING.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. 22, 1908.

To all whom it my concern:

Be it known that I, J oHN SCHLIG, a citizen `of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have' inventeda certain new and useful Improvement in Transmission-Gearing, ofvvhich the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact descriptlon, reference being had -to the accompanying drawings,

forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to transmission gear-- ing im'echanism, particularly to gearing mechanism for vehicles such as automobiles or the like, .the object of my invention being to produce d'gearing mechanism `which is less complicate less expensive and more ellicient than mechanism' for this ,class'heretofor@`4 used.

In self-propelled vehicles, such as auto-g mechanism was necessary, involving com-V plicated counter shaftin and gears. In these mechanisms also riving` gears are brought directly into engagement with gears to be driven, and the teeth bein usually very small an comparatively wea the result was that the teeth would become more or less stri ped `from the gear body ,and the gears soon ecame too` mutilated for eilicient use. During'the throwing- 1n operation also there is considerable noise.

The object of my' invention, therefore2 is to greatly simplify th arrangement and to" provide' means for over-y coming the noise, and these features I obtain byl using only a single driving shaft upon which are mounted the various Vdriving gears for association withrthe main gear connected with the axle or shaft to be driven. .These driving4 gears are losel mounted on the driving shaft and unless e fective in drivin the main idly on the driving shaft.4 lutch mechanism or collars are arranged to be slidable on the driving shaft but to rotate therewith,

slow. lHeretofore, to obtain etransmlssion gearing ar they rotate and upon rotation of suitable levers the clutch collars are moved to connect any desired gearV in driving relation with the drivin axle. IThe clutch teeth of the clutch co lars and the companion teeth on the 4driving gears may be made very muchheavier and stronger than the gear teeth, the strip- 4 Bing of the gear teeth heretofore experienced eing therefore eliminated. These clutch mechanisms may also be constructed to engap the driving gears with very little noise. y invention will be better understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the transmission gearing of my invention associated with a shaft or axle to be driven and'a driving source, the to half of the inclosing casing being remove and part ofthe gearing mechanism being shown in section. sideelevation fro'm the left of the transmission gearingand main ear throvvthe casing and driving source ing removed, and Fig, 3 is an elevationy view from the right of an intermediate ear showing arrangement of eccentric mec anism for throwing this intermediate gear into and out of meshing en agement with the main gear.

have shown my invention applied to a vehicle such asan automobile, and, as -iev usual, the' driving axle is in two parts 1 and Zterminating, respectively, in bevel gears 3 and 4 for forming part of well kno'fwn differential mechanism Bevel pinions 5 and 6 engage both gears 3 andll andare ivoted in the frame 7 secured to the main riving `gear 8 which is loosely pivote-d onv the part 1 of the axle. This mam gear is of novel construction and has the three gearing surfaces 9, 10 and 11, the gearing surface 9 being' preferably -of the herringbone' type, lwhile thel surfaces 10 and 11 are bevelpd. The Casin or housing12 surrounds the main )gear and ilferential mechanism and also allA the other gearing parts, the bearings 13 and 14 receiving the parts 1 and 2, respectively, of the axle', the main gear 8 and a differential casing bein disposed between these bearings. Exten ing forwardly from the drivin axle `and at right angles thereto is 16 of any suitable desi n. This driving shaft' passes through an journals in the Fig. 2 is va.

the driving shaft 15 driven from the engine,

e ff; bearings 17 and J3 supported by the inelos ing Nez-many loosely pivotedion the driving shaft 15 and Iin mesh with the gearing surfaerl and 11; r ively, are t e bevel gears I9 and 20 and. tween these gears is the Vclutch coll'ar21. This collar is keyed to rotate with ,the shaft `15 but may slide lo 'tudinall thereon,` being provided at one ace b t e teeth 22 for clutching enga wlth teeth 23 `extending from the 20, and on its other face bemg provid with teeth 24 for clutching engagement twith the teeth 2a extending from the 13'. A' forked clch lever 26 engaging m the slot 2740i the clutch collar connects through rod 28 with .a controlling lever 2S. Upon oscillation of this centro1-l ling lever the clutch collar' will be moved to connect thedriving shaft either with the gear 19 or the gag-20, the gear 19 being designed to produce im intermediary forward speed of the driving axle and the gear 20 being designed to produce the h' hest speed of the axie. The thru@ of the c utchcollar against the 19 is counteracted by a thrust bearing. 30 of suitable design abuts against a collar 31 secured to the shaft, ahd the thrust of the clutch collar against the gear 20 is counteraeted by a thrust bearing 32 abuttinga'gainst the frame on the bearing 18.

Loosely pivoted at the forward end ofthe shaft 15 are the forward and reverse low speed gears 33 and 34, respectively, both in mesh with the bevel gear 35 extending from the side lofathe intermediary gear 36 whose gearing surface is adapted for meshing engagement with the gearing surface 9 of the mam gear. yThe gear structure comprising the intermediary gear 36 and the bevel gear 35i is mounted on the hub 38, be' confined btween the flange 39 on said Vhu and -the bearing 40 resting A` against the bearing frame 41.

The clutchcollar 42 is` keyed to the driving shaft 15 but is adapted for lat/eral movenient thereon between the gears 33 and 34.` This collar on oneface has teeth 43 for enagement with clutch teeth 44 extending ronrthe hib'fio'the' gear 33 Aand atfts other face jha's" .teeth 46" for engaging' with theelutlr'teeth 47 extending from the hub` '48 o'fthe'gear 34 The forked lever49 enf gagies i'nf'the slot 50 of the clutch collar and throu h'rconnectingrod 51 connects'with the controlling lever 52. Upon actuation of this centrollihg llever 52 iin one direction the clutch-:holler `will be moved to connect-the ward gear 33 whereby 'the gears 35 andv 36 will be driven tfo'c'ause rward rotation of moved in'ftheothii ii'xbtion `the clutch collar 42 connects the shaft 15 in drlving relation withthe gear 34 andthe gears 35 and 36 which y( the: lever, 52 is omai main gear 8 when ,controllin the connection of t is mechan- Ism with t e main driving geen Although rmany wajys may be employed for carrying this out,

best illustrated'in Figs. 1 and 3. The hub 38 have shown eccentric mechanism,

is supported on the crank armccomprising the eccentric sections 53and 54, the-section,"

.53 between thebea ring and the lmb being concentric the hub, the section 54being Journaled m'thevbearing 41. By means of a lever the shaftmay be totaled within the bean 41a suicient vare to cause the 1mb to be moved away -the main withdraw the gear36 Afrom meshing relation withthe gear surface 9. Tliegears 33 and 34 should, however, remain in meshing gement with the gear section 35, and' this is accomplished by means of a yoke or connecting rod .56 secured at 57 to the hub e gears 1 59 and 20 maite4 use, and suitable mechanism ia rovidedfol" gearStoy 38 and engaging at its 'ends 58 and 59'in thef:

annular grooves 60 and 61 cut in the hubs da' the gears 33 and 34, respectively. Thus, upon'l rotation ofthe lever 5`5`the gears 33, 34, and, 36 will move to n ther with the hub 38 and'will maintain t eir meshing relation.- In 1' the gear 36 meshes with the main gear and upon moving the clutch collar 42 rearwaxlry, forward rotationof the main rear will result, the thrust of the clutch collars against the gear 33 being received by the thrust bearing 62 abutting *against the collar 31. When the clutch collarv 42 is moved forwardly it comesinto clutchin en` gagement with the reversegear 34 anA 'everse rotation Vof the main gear will result,

the thrust ofthe clutch collar'being taken up by the connecting rod or frame 56.

It will be seen that the gearing surface 9 and that ofthev gear 36 are the only gearing surfaces which are moved into and out of mesh, but this is usually done only when the vehicle is at rest and therefore there will be no excessive strain at any time on the teeth of these gears. The other gears, however, are always in meshing use rotating idly, while the gear to be used has been connected ,inte driving relation with the-driving' shaft 15. The clutch teeth4 eX- tending from the driving' gears and from the clutch collars, can be made very much stronger the and will,

. `hich h relation,` those not in `gearingteeth themselves,'- resulting, `as lne-'1125 15 fore statemimthehiutilation. of the gearing i 4"teeth 101:5- stripping lthiereo `Vfrom the "gearl bod .LAltemate clutch teethgmay also-.bef

ma e shorter 4whereby they willmuch more readily into engagement andthe noise`- 130,"

during the clutch operation. will be greatlyreduced.

' The main gear Sis preferably-constructed as shown, the louter r1 m 134i.overhangii'ig` the bevel gear surface-10am]lart of the ear surfacelI, these surfaces eing, there ore,-

protected. This. rim also partly overhaul s by'actuntion of the lever 55. After sui y cient. headway :has been -made 'with' the gear.

19 the high speedgear 20 is thrown in byre+ verse movement ofthe lever.l 28 `and there are the diferentialfmechanism eonnectledwit' the axle and a ver neat and com act-ar. rangement is, Vthere ore,' provided.'

start withlslow speed, lever 5 2 is actiiated to throw in a forward gear 33 and the' gear which is normally infnesh-with the' mann gear' canses .forward rotation of thlsfnfiain'" gear. Ordinarily;ht'nwevera where the'rroad is more or'less leveLtlie vehicle is'started' d1 rectly Afrom the intiznediate gears. 19;, the'.

gean being first tlir wn out of commission' -thus three speeds ahead for theveh'icle. Ii. it is desired to ba'ck up,|the lever 5 5 is moved tothrow in the gear 36 and the lever 5 2 actu.-

i. supporting :framework -fo'rfthe 'vehi' e d l'lv-` ing ontfitas provided. 'Il donot Wish-to b e'V tedt6 throw in the reverse .ge,r 34 wheres upon the vehiclewiu era-vel backwards -slowl speed. The single shaftl suiiices for 'nient being very muhmore simpleand efficient than arrangements new innse in which cor'nplicated counter, shafting and gearin ufr'e necessary for obtaining the same contro means 'of tlie'liusing which offers .bearing for'the'gea' partsund. nested with the engine: 'frame,a v ri id and construction of the" partslas fshownz"4 as chan esmay readily'be niadetheren with.-

ouc partingA from theseope and."sprit oi my invention.- A "E i I desire to secure the followil gflainisz l 1 lI n cembix'ition, an axle orshaft to be drivenya in Ain earmoiintiedpn said axleaor shaft, asin le rivingshaft disposed atan'` 'ewithl said shaft or .axleltc-gbe drivenV being continnously rotated5on1y-in' one direction, and forward' anjdreverse' with eachV other-andra apted .to be 'assecited with Vthe maingear at' one side o'fitsaxi andto be driven fram. and-.Singlereise mienne either forward or reversejjrotati'on ofthe main v 2.. In isystem af frmsmmsqn gearing, nl@ armain.- gear, td beidrn'ren',-

co'n'ibinationwith-i s'aid main gear having a; plurality -bi-'ehnin surfaces, :a driving gearconnectedl with (eac of said4 surfaees'za driving-Mihaforward and averse gearing mounted on wing shaft and ii'itly tina 0f.

he engine drives the shaftA 1-5=in the directin inrlicated -by the arrow, and if it is, desired to4 *of the driving under media which is also toni intoandnutof nieslingrelation with mechanisi'ncomprisin .gears always iiiliiesh.

, driving gearsnnfsa'id' nent/ien @with clutch" said driving 'gears said other driving gears being adaptedifor direct jcnnectibnwitlrg sad main gear, and means for connecting'4 said driving shaft in driving-relationindependiently with an one of said driving-gears. 8. In a system of transmisslon gearing," the "combinationwith a main gear tobe driven,

of'a driving shaft, a"1urality ofdr'iving gears ivoted on said riving shaft, an in- .terme iafe gear adapted for gearing relation withone gearing surface on said main geur and co'imectedl .two of-;.the;driving 'gears shaft the other` 'driving gears of ithe driving"h'liit' being in .engagement 4with other gearing surfaces' ori the main gears in driving relation''with` said 4. In a system ofltrans'mission gearing, the eoinbiniition with a maingearxo beA driven, said `main 4gear having a'4 plurality of. gearin siiriaes ofdil'erentldia eter, a'

onsaid 'main gear, an intermediary gear enconnected with said intermediary 'of 'the driving gearswith the drivmv shaft,

wherebysaid mainlgear may be driven. at. vlu'i'ousspeeds? from the driving 5.5 In system-ef transmission lgearix 1g,the

a plurality `of' gear- A ing surfmye'e'cf different d1ameter,`a ldrivin .haft`," driving gears orisaid shaft connected wit `ne.I 'r'eslie'anding gearvsurfuces onfsaid another 4(Jn'si'iid main gear, another' mechrivin drivingushaft whereby sai'rgl` termediarygear, clutchin a eed's'kfibm t '-'meansfiori' moving said' intermediary.

driven,- said ma-in gear 4having n plurality of gearing.- s'urfacesf, a driving-lahaie driving 'I gears 'nsaid Ashaft ier direct connection `wit directly 1 ly connecting .any one of said drlving driving s aft, driving gears 'on siii shaft connected with corresponding 'gearsurfaeesj .'gaging another. surface-on said main, ear,' ,y .another driving Vgear .on s aid driving 's aft 4geen and f clutching mechanismfor connectmganyene geafringsurfueesiin-Said mam gear, an inten.

mediary gear connected with another sur-. :faee efsi'ildlmaiiigear forward and revel-ca riti-ing shaft for con. e

Suidl"intei-xinedi'ary geen: driving'g'ers with' the drivingV shaft 'of said whereby saidniaiii gear x'nay 'be'driven di.-

meehliiiin for connecting any one n 1 l qconibmationlvith amaln'gear'to-be driven, said inem gearhaving V p10 djaryfjgear connected with enoizhe; surface.

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sy mer transmission 'g'rin'gl' g Sponding rotation of the main gear.

AIvmgan sygliein-of f'rafsmissalonngearin'g the cqmbmatlon-of afmoin emto bedriveh,.. f

1 corresponding rotation is caused of the. main .gealf` t llt; 'in-,a system Lof transmission gearing. the com'bination.v with a maingear to be driven. of-adriving shaft at right. angles to the axis of the gear, said main gear having la.pluralfity'of gear surfaces of different di- ,i-ineter, it-driving gear onsaid driving shaft for ei ga 'lng' one ofthe gearing surfaces to causczfng speed ot the mam gear, a second drivingtgear on the Adriving shaft engaging i relations and ing any one havingf' a' `plurality of beveledv gearing suranother surface Jon the maingear to canse intermediate `speed thereof, intermediary gearing mechanism connectedA vvith Aa third surface on the main gear, a forward driving earbn the driving. shaft for engaging the intermediar f -mechanism -for causing forward slow spee.iof.the main gear, a reverse driving gear on the driving shaft engaging the` intermediary mechanism to cause reverse slow speedof the main gear, said gears being--normallyiall in their meshing said driving shaft being nornially disconnected from the driving gears thereon.v and-clutch mechanism for connect- V ofy said driving gears with the. shaft to cause correspo ding rotation of the main gear. l f zu f Y ll' ln a system of 4transmission gcariiig the combinationwvith vagmain gear to be driven, of a; driving sha-ft at right angles "to the axis of thermain gear,. said main gear faces-andi a stralght gearing surface, f orwarda-ving beveled. gears :on the drivnig shaft engagement-With .thecorrespond- 'idrivin beveled gearmg'surfaces-of the main Jear,fairintrr'nedlary gearsengaglng 1n said straight gearing surface, r a reverse gear on- `.said;driving shaft l'for" engaging the inten gne'iery gear,

Vand incans- `for causing any driving gear to transmit the Vrotation of the Shaft to the Emain gearea 4 fr a" system of transit-asaltangearing, the combination with a main gear to be 51d' "ren, of a tlriying sliaftga't-'rifrht angles to..

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axis of'saiidanain` gear, said marin gear Ahaving a. Rlnralit pf bevel gearing surfaces,A bevel gear oh; said l Said gearing surfaces on th'e main-gear beingl engaged by a bevel gear mythe-driving shaft, an intermediary `gear 'for -'engagement 'with another gearing surface on saidmain gear, a bevel 4gearing surface on the intermediary (rear engaged at. diametrically opposite polnts Av two of the bevel gears of the drivmg shaft,

said driving shaft rotating in one direction Y and normally disconnected from theV bevel driving shaft, each of4 ge-.irs thereom and clutch ,mechanism for at, will connecting -said shaft with any one of said driving .gears whereby said main gear may be given yvarious speeds and maybe aased to rolatein afforward or reverse direction. i i

17. In a system of transmission. gearing, the combination .with a main gear to be driven, of a driving shaftab right, angles to the axis oi' the main gear, a plurality of forward driving beveled gears on the driving shaft,said main gear havinga plurality of beveled gearing surfaces of different dialneter, each engaged by .one ofthe forward other gearing surface an intermediary gear for engaging therewith, a reverse gear on the` driving shaft engaging said intermediary gear, means for clutching the drivand means for at will nnmeshing said yintermediary gear from `the main gear.

18. In`a system of transmission gearing, the combination with an axle to be driven,

ing shaft at right angles -to the axis of ,the main gear, a set of drivin-0 gears on. the driving shaft in gearing relation Withfthe 'main gear, a secondset of driving gears on having. a plurality-.of gearing;-sufaceswa plurality of drivino gears @011. th "Dg shaft in .gear-ing.rexlatinn"ivvvit-h-tfhV caring surfaces vof the main".I gearfgptherylriying lgears on theyniain Sha ft,41 reyeilseqgeglgigig mechanism connect-edi ivithhe. ih an gegrfand with said other dr-vil t geil 01kt le d.1 'ng shaft, said .driving .s iaftx being rotatable and means for'at will disengaging tl.f 1e re` versing. gearing -mechanisnrl from gearing =cannet-fionvvitlrthemain4 yea '-201 The..coinbinatie-i1wit anfaXlefor shaft te he driven, 'ed ra anaingea-rJnounted there- Non; av single .driving shaftjrotating.continuously infonie direction, azsetof` gears on @snide single shaft connecting, 'directly 'with the main gear, another set' of gearson said single shaft, a transmission gear connecting with the gears of the second set and adapted for connection with the main gear, and clutching mechanism forl bringing any gear into service whereby the main gear may driving gears, said main gear having an-4 the .driving shaft', reversegearinlf mechan-` sliat with ing shaft to any one of the driving gears,

of a main gear mounted on the axle, a,driv

drivei1.of .a driving shaft. at;right, angles to the axis Aof the-mainv gear, Vsaid main gearn.

Vin one direction voni ,"ineansuforv connecting said shaft with any one ofthedrivingv gears-i.'

be driven in a forward ,direction by a plurality' of said gears, and in avreverse direction by one of said gears.

2l. l`he combination with an axle or shaft to be driven, of a main gear mounted thereon a' single driving shaftat right angles with the axle and rotating in one direction only, gears on said driving shaft in pci-:nai'ient gearinrr connection with the main gear, a pair of ot ier 4gears on said single shaft, a

transmission Vgear in permanent connectionV with the gears of the pair and adapted for connection at will witi the main gear, and clutching means for connecting any one'of said gears on the driving shaft torotate therewith, the gears connecting dirtly with the main gear causing forward rotation thereof, onegear of the pair when connected to the shaft also causing forward rotation of the main gear, and connection of the -other gear of the pair to the single shaft causing reverse rotation of the main gear.

22; The combination of the base, the driven shaft, the drive shaft arranged atan angle to the driven shaft, power-transmit- -tinff devices arranged one on the drive shaft an the other'on the driven shaft, an eccen trically mounted rotary part, an intermediate power transmitting device journaled on said rotary part and `adapted'to opera-r tivelyV connect said devices, and meansfor turning said rotary part in its bearings, substantially as described.

23. In combination, an axle to be. driven, 'a main gear on said axle, a. single driving shaft Vall at one side of the axle and at right angles thereto and rotating Vonly 4in one direction, and driving gears controlled by andiadapted to It@ i `ineshi with the f ion, ciiars on sai 4free ears in mesh with the said single drivin directly associated 4with the. mainQgeai-'to cause forward or'reverse rotation of the main gear and axle.

.24. A geared drivingldisk, a power. shaft, A

v shaft and adapted to be saidfreegears. Amy naine this 14th meshing with the concentric gears of said driving disk, a gea-red reverse inion meshing with the peripheralgear of said driving disk, a iree ear mounted on said power shaft and nies ino' with the gear of said reverse pinion, collars adapted to maintain said. free gears' in mesh with the concentric .gears'of said driving disk and the ear of said reverse pinion and a -lura ity 'of clutches rotating with `and s idable upon said power shaft and adapted to positively engagesaid free ears.

26. A driving isk with a geared riphery and a pluralit of concentrica ly ar sha t, a plura ity of free gears mounted thereon and meshingwith the concentrically j arranged gears ofsaid driving disk, a re verse pinion geared to the' peripheryof Said driving disk, a freevgear mounted on said ower'shaft and geared to said 'reverse pin` ion, a and 'sli able upo said`-power sha I urality of clutches rotatin ,witg

an adapted to positive y engage said free gears,

.and means ,for actuating said clutches.

ranged gears upon t ie face thereof, a-power .27. A power shaft, a driving disk, 'means' 'for varying the rate of rotation ofthe latter during a constant rate of revolution Vof the former, said means consisting of' vgears concentricallyv arranged' upon the face of said 'driving disk, gears mounted freely upon said power .shaft and meshing with the 'gears' of the driving disk, 'collars securedto the power shaft and `maintaining the free gears thereon in en .ga ment with the driving disk, 'earsan `c titel-ies rotating with an slidab e upon the power shaft and adapted to positively engage the free Vthereon' an `means for reversinglthe direction o rotation of the driving disk, said means consist-in -of a gear upon the'circninfere'n'ce of said riving disk, a free-ireverse-gear u onA the power shaft, a reverseI inioii a Vapted .to engage bot-h driving and power shaft gears, collars upon the power shaft maintaining the free 'gear in position thereon,a clutch rotating with and slidable upon. the power shaft j,and adapted to positively 'engage said free reverse' ar, Vand means fcctuating said clutches, oth for werden reverse.V .Y

In ,witness whereof Iv hereunto subscribe. my of ,Maren A.. n.,

y "JOHN soHLiG. Witnesses:

Ciiiuimis J. SCHMIDT, LEONARD W. Nerazzurri.

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